Term: Personal Care Home (PCH) Admissions

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2009-10-20

Definition:

This indicator measures the percentage of area residents age 75+ admitted to a PCH in a year (values are the annual average for a two-year period). Area of residence was assigned based on where people lived at the time, which is determined by the location of the PCH. Rates are age- and sex-adjusted to the population of Manitoba (75+) (Fransoo et al., 2009).

In Martens et al. (2015), the weighted rate of PCH admission per 1,000 survey respondents aged 70 and older was calculated one, three, five and ten years after survey. Institutionalized people, including those residing in a PCH, were not included in the sampling frame of the surveys so survey respondents would only be admitted to PCH after they took the survey. Only the first admission to PCH was counted, not transfers between PCHs.

This term has also been called Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH) in other MCHP research.

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use
• Long Term Care (LTC) Data Overview

Related terms 

• Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Length of Stay in PCH by Level of Care (LOC) on Admission
• Level of Care (LOC) on Admission to Personal Care Homes (PCH)
• Median Wait Time for Admission to Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Personal Care Home (PCH)
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Bed Supply
• Personal Care Home (PCH) Residents
• Personal Care Home (PCH), Where PCH Residents Came From Prior to Admission
• Personal Care Home (PCH), Where RHA Residents Went for PCH Admission

References 

• Martens P, Nickel N, Forget E, Lix L, Turner D, Prior H, Walld R, Soodeen RA, Rajotte L, Ekuma O. The Cost of Smoking: A Manitoba Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, Prior H, Chateau D, McDougall C, Schultz J, McGowan K, Soodeen R, Bailly A. Adult Obesity in Manitoba: Prevalence, Associations, and Outcomes. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2011. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bartlett J, Burland E, Prior H, Burchill C, Huq S, Romphf L, Sanguins J, Carter S, Bailly A. Profile of Metis Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)